In a disappointing year for female-founded startups — at least those looking to raise venture capital — The Riveter not only closed its first institutional funding round, but it’s today announcing a $15 million Series A funding, bringing its total backing to $20.5 million. The Seattle-based co-working startup, led by co-founder and chief executive Amy Nelson…
Galen Moore is director of Business Development at New Alchemy. Right now, most participants in U.S. private placements must be “accredited” investors, meaning $200,000 annual income over multiple years or $1 million in net worth, not including your primary residence. These numbers have not changed since 1982, though inflation in the intervening decades has more…
Wix is taking a big step beyond website building today with the launch of a suite of products called Ascend. PR Manager Matt Rosenberg explained that just as Wix was founded with the aim of “demystifying and democratizing how you get online,” Ascend has a similar mission: “You don’t have to be a developer and…
The Canadian government has granted bail to Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, 10 days after her arrest in Vancouver. The decision concludes a three-day court hearing in which the judge and the public prosecutor debated whether Wanzhou would breach her bail conditions. Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, has been accused of fraud with a…
There’s a short list of YouTube videos I can’t get enough of: Tay Zonday singing “Chocolate Rain,” Dramatic Chipmunk, Sneezing Panda, Otters holding hands, or this skateboarding dog named Tillman. I obviously have questionable taste in content consumption, but I’d encourage you to stick with me anyway. My latest obsession, thanks to Kotaku journalist Cameron…
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Modern diesel-powered models prove that it is possible to build a clean, efficient diesel engine without sacrificing performance. Here’s what you need to know about diesel cars, and how they differ from gasoline-powered models. The post The difference between diesel- and gasoline-powered cars appeared first on Digital Trends. Source link Shiv EswarShiv has over 8…
Motorola just updated its default Moto Camera app by adding some of the latest features introduced in the recent Moto devices. Of course, there are a couple of bug fixes in there as well. The changelog in Google Play Store says that Moto Z3 and Z3 Play get AR stickers support while the front camera…
It’s an ad duoply battle. Facebook is starting to test search ads in its search results and Marketplace, directly competing with Google’s AdWords. Facebook first tried Sponsored Results back in 2012 but eventually shut down the product in 2013. Now it’s going to let a small set of automotive, retail, and ecommerce industry advertisers show…
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa just finished in Lagos, Nigeria, where 15 companies took the stage for the chance of winning the $25,000 equity-free grand prize, a trip for two to TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 and the coveted title of “Africa’s Favorite Startup.” The winner of the event was M-SCAN from Uganda, which develops portable…
